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Germany and Slovakia invade Poland
On September the 1st in 1939 Germany and Slovakia invaded Poland. On the false fact that Poland had launched attacks on German teritory. This was the start of war in europe. -
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WW2 Timeline
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Pearl Harbor Bombing
[December 8 in japan's time zone] On December the 7th/8th in 1941 The Japanese Launched a suprise attack on Pearl Harbor therefore bringing us into WW2 with Japan. 188 US aircraft was destroyed, 2,402 americans were killed, and 1,282 were wounded. -
US declares war on Japan
1 day after the Pearl Harbor attack the US declared war on japan. The senates voted 82-0 in favor of declaring war and the house voted 388-1 in favor of declaring war. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a paper that declared war on japan. -
US declares war on Germany
On December the 11th in 1941 the US declared war on Germany. The senates voted 88-0 in favor of declaring war and the house voted 393-0 in favor of declaring war. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed another paper that declared war on Germany. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in WW2. The German 6th army was destroyed and the axis forces began to decline. It was a bad idea for Germany to attack in russia in the winter since it was so cold. -
Germany Surrenders
On this day Germany was forced to surrender unconditionably. This did not end the war as Japan was still in the axis -
Hitler Commits Suicide
On April the 30th in 1945 Addof Hitler shot himself in his führerbunker. Hitler's wife also commited suicide by ingesting cyanide. Hitler was 56 years old when he killed himself -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
On the 6th of August in 1945 the americans dropped a atomic bomb named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. A estimated 80,000 People died from the explosion. However, many more people died from radiation. The total deaths from the explosion + radiation was a estimated 90,000 - 140,000. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
On the 9th of August in 1945 The americans dropped a nuke on the Japanise city of Nagasaki. 73,884 Died in the city from the explosion and many more died from radiation or disease. The bomb was named "Fat man". -
Japan Surrenders
After 2 cities of Japan were nuked and almost 200,000 people died Japan surrendered. If japan refused to surrender they would have been done for. This ended the war between Japan and the US.
